“Let’s just say that with the Iran war and everything else, the Trump brand was increasingly unpopular in Australia.”
Australian surfers wishing to experience the gilded life will have to wait, or travel to America, after a proposed Gold Coast Trump Tower was binned due to what is being described as “brand toxicity.” Hopes soared in February after David Young, chief executive of Altus Property Group, announced that he would personally be in charge over construction of Australia’s tallest building set to rise in Surfers Paradise.
The Trump International Hotel & Tower.
The project, worth some 1.5 billion Australian dollars, would be a 91-story property featuring a luxury hotel with all the bells and whistles, including much gold spray paint, residential apartments, where Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison could live, a beach club, where Bede Durbidge could work, retail and commercial spaces.
Ground was set to be broken in August.
But now things have fallen apart and barbs are being traded.
A Trump Organization spokesperson shaded, “While we were very excited about the opportunity to bring a world-class development to the Gold Coast, the project was dependent on our licensing partner meeting certain obligations. Unfortunately, those obligations. were not fulfilled.”
Mr. Young, who previously claimed he had dreamed the project up “years before Donald Trump became President” and that the tower “has nothing to do with politics” now says, “Let’s just say that with the Iran war and everything else, the Trump brand was increasingly unpopular in Australia.”
Not liking that one bit, the Trump Organization shot back, “Attempts to blame certain world events for our termination of the agreement is merely a ploy to distract from his own defaults and failures.”
Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Dean Morrison and Bede Durbidge not really knowing who to blame for the decimation of a dream.
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While they spend a dollar more per gallon filling up there big lifted truck so they can get there pregnant wife who happens to be their cousin to the hozzy for a check up.
Wow, just think. You could be there in the penthouse and just chuck your board over the balcony rail, then hop over yourself. You’d be right there at the beach in no time.
This was always going to fall over. The people that can afford to buy in the building and or stay in the hotel would not be seen dead in a Trump branded anything.
Change it to One Nation Tower!!
recent New York Times report from an American intelligence leak is that Iran maintains approximately 70% of their ballistic missiles and mobile launchers, and has dug the majority of the underground sites that weren’t destroyed out. Strait still closed. So much winning!
Crazy fucking world where the Western sphere is barracking for Iran in a war against America.
But that’s the world America built for itself.
“…the project was dependent on our licensing partner meeting certain obligations. Unfortunately, those obligations. were not fulfilled”
Most people wouldn’t have a problem fulfilling the obligation to avoid being a toxic cunt who kills scores of innocent schoolgirls at behest of their satanic, blackmailing master.
So which one is more likely to be the actual antichrist? Peter Thiel or Stephen “Project 2025” Miller?
I think it’s the gay german.
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Happy Camper- “Not super stoked on whats happening currently” The things that make you go hmmmm.
Otto- Hasn’t left his basement in weeks as as he continues his red state death spiral. Multiple family members trying to intervene with little to no success. Once a week he will open up BG to see if anyone is talking about him.
Chief Hot Stuff- “Greenies must be over the moon!” As he heads to the pump and pays 5o cents more a liter to fill up his work van.
Remember when Trump was running for President and Otto kept going on and on about how Iran was about to nuke America and that was your nation’s primary concern?
Yeah, I don’t either.
But remember Happy Campers is basically in Trumps inner circle. If he says Iranian sleeper cells are about to nuke American we should take serious note.
“As far as Trump goes, my cousin works for him and one of my close friends is one of his close friends.”
“There are two Trumps; the media Trump and the private Trump.
by all accounts and from the people that I personally know that have met him and some that actually work for him, and almost everyone who personally knows him he is one of the kindest, caring and pleasant people you would ever meet.”
The delusion is real.
Imagine the most famous narcissistic cunt on earth also being the kindest and most pleasant. Would definitely be a first.
I’m sure Trump doesn’t shit in the mouths of those with their tongues up his arse. So kind.
They said that about our corrupt ex president Zuma too. Seems that its possible to be a nice guy and a danger to humanity and the planet.
Sounds like Zuma the surf spot. Shitty 95% of the time..
Hahah and if it was shitty 100% of the time it should be called Trump
What a struggle!!!
Pretty sure Otto bailed to Montana early cause he couldn’t afford the gas in cali for his F-150
And then goat rodeo doesn’t understand why we won’t vote for someone with an R next to their name.
It’s because every single member of the House and Senate with an R next to their name has has voted in lockstep with this fascist retard that has made enemies of our allies, is killing school children, has started another fuking war in the Middle East and destroyed the global economy while supporting dictators like Putin and Orban.
Fukin authoritarian Christofascist pricks the lot of them.
RIP, Clarence Carter
We all remember Griff’s 9.17, Cole’s 8.34, gosh, Lakey’s 7! Of course there was also Erin’s 8.43, Sawyer’s 7.14, wow, Lulu’s 8 was clutch. We’ll never forget Ethan’s 9.65, gosh, that one was memorable! We remember Croz dropping that pair of 8s, oh my goodness, Jesse Starling was in the booth with me for that one, she could barely contain her positive vibes!
We remember Jack Robbo’s 9.05… and how could we forget Connor O’Leary’s 7.90!? Gosh, of course we also had ‘Riss dropping that iconic 8.95 and Pickles’ incredible 9 point ride at the buzzer!
Gee, I’m getting chicken skin just thinking about it… Strider’s sat in the channel having fun. Whatcha up to, Strides…?
So is Strider just not on this leg of the tour, or gone all together? Anyone..anyone?
Think he’s been Pottzed into the abyss
Waking up to see fat gullible pussy Trump saying nothing about president Xi’s threat to America that they better not interfere with their plans to take Taiwan.
He should have gotten up and left the country.
If Trump’s dick was as big as his mouth…..
I reckon there’s been back room deals that China stays out of Iran and they can have Taiwan. Going to be interesting watching Trump retcon that move.
More UFO files to be released I suppose….
Can’t wait to get my trump phone!! Oh wait…
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Looks fun. In this clip. Crazy how bad some of the screwfoots look on their forehand after such a stellar performance at Snapper.
Italo is going just keep doing air reverses over and over like the lowers final. There should be some kind of judging criteria against it. They have variety of maneuvers but they kept giving him high scores at lowers.
As long as he only does one per wave then they have to keep scoring the manoeuvre the same on each wave.
If he gets 10 waves and does the same hack on each wave then the hack gets the same score. If he ends every one of the 10 waves with an air reverse then they’ll score the 10th one the same as the first.
If someone was out at Pipe and gets 9 good barrels, ranging from an 8 to a 9.5 and then on his 10th wave gets deeply pitted for 4 seconds then they won’t give him a 3.0 because he’s done that already. Every wave, the scale resets.
It’s annoying sometimes, but it has to be like that.
I guess my problem with him is that he’s so one dimensional. It’s like a kid at an adult party that does something and everyone laughs, then he does it ten more times thinking everyone is going to laugh again.
I guess the judges have no choice. I just watched a clip of Medina and he seems to be much better at reading a wave and setting up a series of different maneuvers depending on what the wave is like. Wish there was judging criteria for that aspect of surfing.
“I guess my problem with him is that he’s so one dimensional. It’s like a kid at an adult party that does something and everyone laughs, then he does it ten more times thinking everyone is going to laugh again.”
Hall of Fame comment.
Commitment and degree of difficulty, innovative and progressive maneuvers, combination of major maneuvers, variety of maneuvers, and speed, power and flow
Variety, combination of major manoeuvres…. It’s there. Gabby will be just fine.
The problem being that the same Hail Mary airs from 2013 are still counted as innovative and progressive. Italo does half a dozen of them every day and has done for years, but when he pulls one in a heat he acts like he’s invented fire. Judges seem to agree.
Not too worried about Gabby though as he’s a superior surfer.
I don’t think they’re counted as innovative and progressive anymore. It’s just full commitment and high risk. We want surfers to put it all on the line when needed. If you cant do them at this level, you got holes in your game or better be able to bury a rail like Ethan.
In my reading of the term ‘Hail Mary’ it implies a desperation and likelyhood of not making the landing.
There’s some of these guys on tour who are more likely than not to grease them, thus not ‘Hail Mary’ but just one more trick in their palette.